[Dev] Version control systems

[Greg Noel]

On Friday, Jul 23, 2004, at 10:03 US/Pacific, Morgen Sagen wrote:

>> ... "con" for subversion ... [client] disk utilization is doubled.
>
> ...which allows for disconnected diff-ing and sending only deltas when 
> committing.  :-)

Yes, but there's no option to do it any other way, as there is with 
arch.  There are always two copies of the file, even if the user never 
makes any local changes.  If your archive is large and your disk space 
limited, it can be a major issue.

-- Greg Noel, retired UNIX guru